Prevalance of Temporomandibular Joint Disease

Completed

• Conditions: Temporomandibular Joint Disorders

• Registration Number: NCT04780711
• Lead Sponsor: Abant Izzet Baysal University

Brief Summary

Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders are common problems in the society and involve the masticator muscles, jaw joint and related structures. Since TMJ disorders affect functions such as eating and speaking, they can cause important problems in the daily life of the patient. Therefore, its diagnosis and treatment are of great importance. In the treatment of these patients, methods such as analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs, splint, exercise, physical therapy modalities can be applied.

Detailed Description

Although the prevalence of TMJ disease detected in the community is between 40-60%, the rate of symptoms or clinical findings was reported to be 87% in a study including 1040 people. Incomplete clarification of the etiology and pathogenesis, the lack of standard diagnostic and treatment approaches cause patients to learn to live with this problem, and severe pain and limitation of movement cause a decrease in quality of life and loss of workforce. Specific pathologies such as systemic inflammatory diseases, tumor, fracture, developmental anomaly cause temporomandibular joint diseases. It also causes a wider group of non-specific TMB originating from the musculoskeletal system.When the literature was reviewed, no publications on the frequency of TMJ joint disease were found in medical faculty students.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-03-02
• Study First Posted: 2021-03-03
• Study Start: 2021-03-20
• Primary Completion: 2021-07-28
• Status Verified: 2021-08
• Study Completion: 2021-08-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-08-02
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

• Being a medical student
• Being between the ages of 18-35

Exclusion Criteria

• Students who do not want to participate in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mouth opening	Baseline	The patient opens her mouth to the maximum, the lower border of the anterior upper teeth and the distance to the upper border of the lower teeth are measured.
Click in the temporomandibular joint	Baseline	The patient's temporomandibular joint is palpated, and it is checked whether there is click or popping when opening or closing the mouth.
Tenderness in the masseter and temporal muscles on deep palpation	Baseline	Tenderness in the masseter and temporal muscles on deep palpation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Elif Yakşi; 🇹🇷 Bolu, Turkey